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Category Archives: House Tales

All the good stuff, plumbing, roofing, handyman and DIY topics. Might even talk about power tools.

Underground fuel oil tanks, “UST” Alert!

By MikeJaquish | Published: December 15, 2008

Affordable housing demand coupled with a growing desire for larger lots, mature landscaping and tall trees are factors that are driving an increase in requests for homes in older Cary and Raleigh neighborhoods.

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Cary NC Real Estate: Why I tell my Buyers to have the furnace checked!

By MikeJaquish | Published: June 21, 2008

Common HVAC systems in the Cary and Raleigh, NC, area, the packaged unit, also known as a “gas pack” is an efficient piece of equipment that contains both the AC unit and the gas furnace.

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Selling a home? Have it inspected first.

By MikeJaquish | Published: March 9, 2008

When talking about listing a home for sale, I nearly always suggest to Sellers that they have an inspection performed, and they do all repairs, prior to putting the home on the market. Most Sellers are surprised at that thought, since “The Buyer pays for the inspection.”  That is almost an irrelevant point. 

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First time home buyers find the structural “Sweet spot.”

By MikeJaquish | Published: February 26, 2008

Blog fodder: Home built in 1979. In the structural real estate realm, that means: Copper water lines, not the celcon-fitting class-action polybutylene that came along a couple of years later. Solid hardboard siding, not evil class-action hardboard. Copper wiring, not the aluminum branch circuits from the mid-’70′s. No lead-based paint disclosure or tangible concerns, as in [...]

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